Note 13-61 — Index
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Footnote 13-61: Lt Cmdr G. E. Minor, BuPers, Memo for File, 10 Mar 49, sub: Information for Lt. Nelson-Press Section, Pers 251, BuPersRecs. Separate is probably a better term for describing the Steward's Branch, since the branch was never completely segregated. On 31 March 1949, for example, the racial and ethnic breakdown of the branch was as follows:
Negro 10,499
Filipino 4,707
Chamorro 641
Chinese 55
Samoan 25
Korean 9
Hawaiian 5
Puerto Rican 4
Japanese 1
American Indian 1
Caucasian 1
Total 15,945
Source: Figures taken from BuPers, "Steward Group Personnel by Race," 24 May 49, Pers 25, BuPersRecs.(Back)